Mark Your Calendars for the Annual King and Queen Ball
If you would like to help volunteer or are interested in providing any donations contact Letitia Conliffe at 214-809-1908.
53rd Annual Ladonia Rodeo and Frontier Days July 13-14, 2018
The 53rd Annaul Ladonia Rodeo & Frontier Days is Friday and Saturday, July 13th and 14th, 2018. The U.P.R.A. and C.R.R.A. sanctioned Rodeo performances are nightly at 8:30 p.m. in the Eastman Arena , FM 64 at CR3360, Ladonia. The Ladonia Rodeo Association, sponsor for the event, raises funds to promote the sport of rodeo in the local area, as well as sponsoring youth ball teams and awarding a scholarship to a local high school senior in FFA. Admission to the rodeo is $10 for adults, $5 for kids.
Events include: Nine Events for contestants are Bull Riding, Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Ranch Bronc Riding, Steer Wrestling, Calf Roping, Break-away Roping, Team Roping and Barrel Racing. Events for kids include Mutton Bustin’ (Sheep Riding) for kids 6 yrs. and under with an entry Fee of $20 and Kids Boot Find for 6 yrs. and under and Calf Scramble. Prizes will be awarded in kids events. Kids events take place both nights.
For performers, books open Monday, July 9th 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Tuesday, July 10th, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Entry Fee Breakaway $100; all other events $80/$240 TR. To enter call 800-547-6336. Trophy Buckles are sponsored by Circle E Western Wear and are awarded to each event champion. Stock producer for the rodeo is Wing Rodeo Company, Bogata, Texas.
Saturday night will include a dance featuring Red Shahan.
The rodeo takes place in Eastman Arena, a modern 150ft by 300ft, all steel arena with comfortable seating throughout the facility. Concession stands and restroom facilities are on the East and West sides of the rodeo grounds, as well as facilities for the physically challenged.
KRVA FM 107.1 Off Air During Work to Increase Signal Quality
KRVA 107.1 Young Country will be off air for a few days as work is to increase signal quality is accomplished. KRVA 107.1 FM will return to the air as soon as the work is completed. Although the FM radio signal will not be heard, KRVA FM will continue to be heard as a ksstradio.com live streaming option and on the Simply Sulphur Springs App for smartphones. The live stream can be heard streaming on computer, tablet, or smartphone and can be sent to your favorite sound system and/or vehicle radio via bluetooth, as available.
Using the streaming option, you can continue to hear your favorite Young Country artists including Lady Antebellum, Rascall Flats, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean and more.
New Beginnings Healing and Deliverance Hosts “Gifts of the Spirit” Conference and Activation
Pastor Deborah Sharper invites everyone to regular weekly services at New Beginnings Healing and Deliverance Ministry, a multi-racial and multi-cultural church located at 201 E. Houston Street. Prophet K.B. Harris and his wife Prophetess Vanessa Harris have been conducting a training workshop this week, with services concluding at 7 pm Friday June 29. The church will hold a fundraising concession stand with links and sides at 201 E. Houston Street on the night of the Independence Concert, Saturday June 30, to raise money for the church building fund.
L. to R. Prophet K B Harris, Pastor Deborah Sharper and Sister Vender Wright
Pastor Sharper, Sister Vender Wright and Prophet H.B. Harris gave an interview during the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay, where listeners learned that the church began in Cooper nine years ago, then moved to the Sulphur Springs location (formerly Boys and Girls Club facility) in October 2017. Harris related his path to salvation in the Chicago area where he was involved in the drug culture. He received a calling and broke free from the lifestyle, quickly becoming activated to preach and help others imprisoned by drugs. He conducts tent revivals and evangelizing conferences across the eastern half of the US, and has also developed a “Second Chance” school for troubled dropouts whee they can earn a high school diploma and a second chance for a productive life.
Pastor Deborah Sharper raised 8 children in Sulphur Springs and always had a strong faith, but received a calling and became an ordained minister and chaplain. She established a congregation in Cooper, and owns property there where she hopes to return to build a permanent church home. Meantime, she is serving her congregation at the Sulphur Springs facility, conducting a DayHab for special needs adults, and operating a School of Chaplaincy where lay pastors can earn a chaplain’s certification and seek employment in that career.
Asked what role she plays in the church, Sister Vender Wright said “See these two hands? I use them for whatever the Lord’s work calls for!” She also invites the public to regular services at New Beginnings Healing and Deliverance Ministry at 201 E. Houston Street.
Video Presentation: From the History and Heritage Files of Channel 18, 1991 Opening Ceremonies at Southwest Dairy Museum
It has become a landmark in Sulphur Springs. The Southwest Dairy Museum, 1210 Houston Street, a 10,000 square foot facility is described as a typical dairy-farm style building featuring a five-story silo. Funded by the dairy checkoff program, the museum serves as a headquarters for many activities sponsored by the Southwest Dairy Farmers.
Exhibits include the life of a dairy farm before electricity came to rural areas and demonstration on separating cream, the first stem in dairy production.
The idea for the museum began in 1982 and became a reality in 1991. Here from the KSST/Channel 18 History and Heritage File is the ceremony that opened the museum in 1991.
Independence Concert Saturday; Parking Restrictions in Pyro Safety Zone
The 27th Annual Independence Celebration Free Concert and Fireworks is Saturday, June 30th at 8 p.m. on Celebration Plaza. The annual event featuring the Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Douglas Bakenhous attracts thousands from around the area to celebrate. Each year, the event is planned for the Saturday prior to July 4th.
Those attending the event are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Food and beverages will be available at local establishments and vendors. Parking will not be available along Jefferson Street from Oak Avenue east to near Jackson Street and on Rosemont Street from Jefferson to Fleming due to fire hazards. The county parking lot at the Jefferson Street annex will not be available. Those areas are in the zone used for fireworks (see map below).
Reception Honors Walker for 16 Years of Service on City Council
A reception at Sulphur Springs City Hall Council Chambers will honor Clay Walker for his 16 years of service on the city council. Walker is now hold the title of the longest serving City Councilman. Prior to Walker, Larry Powers held the longest continuous service on the council with 12 years of service. Walker chose not to seek re-election and concluded his years on the council in May, 2018.
The Thursday, July 5th event from 4 until 6 p.m. will also recognize out-going council members Oscar Aguilar and Craig Johnson.
The event is a come and go type reception with cake and punch according to the city’s invitation to the public.
Tira News for Friday June 29th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn
The Tira City Council met on Monday, June 25th , at the Tira Community Center. They discussed routine business and then restocked the community pantry. The free pantry is available for people who are in need of some help. Powell reported that the new LED lights are scheduled to be installed next week. Janie Lewis mentioned that someone had left trash on the playground. The council would like to remind everyone who uses the playground to take care of it and leave the area clean, for enjoyment by the next group.
Mick Petty reports, “Ken & Suzi Chapman, Rick & Judy Petty and Linda & I recently went on a trip to Alaska. We started with a flight to Anchorage followed by a 3-day excursion to Denali. We then came back on a cruise from Alaska to Vancouver. To say we had a blast would be an understatement. Absolutely some of the most beautiful country I have ever seen. We saw bears, eagles, dall sheep, moose, whales, seals and sea lions. We saw glaciers, took a train ride (my first), took a small float plane to land on an inland lake, took a float trip down a river, saw totem poles, visited with some interesting (and friendly) people and had lunch one day at the Red Dog Saloon. I should probably mention the temperature was usually in the 40’s and 50’s and it snowed and sleeted on us while we were in Denali. If you ever get an opportunity to visit Alaska, do so. You won’t be disappointed.”
Don’t forget about the Tira Homecoming, which is this Sunday, July 1. Mark Chapman has a good program planned. The program and cemetery association meeting will begin at 11:00 in the Tira Methodist Church. Make plans to come for the musical entertainment and sharing of Tira memories. Following the program, we will gather at the picnic tables for a covered dish lunch and visiting with family and friends. Donations toward the upkeep of the cemetery are always needed and appreciated. You may contribute that day or mail your donation to the Tira Cemetery Association, c/o Jan Vaughn, 776 FM 1536, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482. I want to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! I look forward to reports of your holiday activities.
I always need and appreciate input from my friends to help keep me informed of news in our community. If you have any news pertaining to Tira residents, past or present, please contact me, Jan Vaughn, at 903-945-2190 or 903-438-6688 or [email protected] .
Bagworms and More By Mario Villarino
Bagworms are caterpillars that make distinctive spindle-shaped bags on a variety of trees and shrubs. They attack both deciduous trees and evergreens, but are especially damaging to juniper, arborvitae, spruce, pine and cedar. Large populations of bagworms can strip plants of their foliage and eventually cause them to die. Infestations often go unnoticed because people mistake the protective bags for pine cones or other plant parts.
According to M. F. Potter & L. H. Townsend from the University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology, bagworms are the larval (caterpillar) stage of a moth that is rarely seen. Only the males develop into typical moths capable of flight. The adult female is grub-like and remains inside the bag until just before she dies.
Bagworms pass the winter as eggs inside the bag that contained the previous year’s female. In mid to late May the eggs hatch, and the tiny larvae crawl out from the end of the bag in search of food. By using silk and bits of plant material, they soon construct a small bag around their hind part that looks like a tiny, upright ice cream cone.
As the larvae continue to feed and grow, they enlarge the bag enabling them to withdraw into it when disturbed. Older larvae strip evergreens of their needles and consume whole leaves of susceptible deciduous species, leaving only the larger veins. The bag is ornamented with bits of whatever type of vegetation they are feeding upon.
By early fall, the bags reach their maximum size of l-l/2 to 2 inches. At this time the larvae permanently suspend their bags (pointing downward) from twigs, and transform into the pupa or resting stage before becoming an adult. Adults emerge from the pupal stage in early fall.
Males are black, furry, clear-winged moths with about a 1-inch wing span. They are active fliers and fly in search of females which remain inside their bags. The females produce a powerful scent, or pheromone, that attracts the males. The creamy white females lack wings and legs and appear to be no more than grubs. The male flies to the female bag, inserts his abdomen in the hole in the bottom of the bag and mates with the female. After the fertilized female has laid several hundred eggs inside her old pupal case within the bag, she drops from the bag and dies.
The eggs remain in the bag until the following May when the cycle begins again. There is one generation per year. Bagworms have two means of dispersing from plant to plant. Very young larvae may spin strands of silk and be carried fairly long distances by wind. Larger larvae may move short distances by crawling.
Bagworm Control – If only a few small trees or shrubs are infested, picking the bags off by hand and disposing of them may afford satisfactory control. This approach is most effective during fall, winter or early spring before the eggs have hatched. When many small bagworms are infesting evergreens, an insecticide may be needed to prevent serious damage. The best time to apply an insecticide is while the larvae are still small (less than l/2-inch long). This is usually in June. Small larvae are more vulnerable to insecticides, and inflict less damage. Carefully inspect susceptible landscape plants, especially evergreens, for last year’s bags. Young bagworms are harder to see: look closely for the small, upright bags which have the appearance of tiny ice cream cones constructed of bits of plant material. Preventive treatment is often justified on plants that were heavily infested with bagworms the previous year.
Several products are available for homeowner and professional use. For homeowners, conventional insecticides such as Sevin, malathion, various pyrethroids or the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) provide satisfactory results. For commercial operators, acephate (Orthene TTO, Pro 75), tebufenozide (Cnfirm 2E), Bt (Dipel 3.2WP) and various pyrethroids work well. The Bt products have very low mammalian toxicities, but are only effective against younger larvae. If large bagworms are present (more than about 3/4-inch long), a conventional insecticide probably will provide better results. The foliage should be thoroughly wetted with the insecticide spray in order to achieve thorough coverage. Trade names are used as examples. No endorsement is intended, nor criticism implied of similar products not named. Always read and follow directions on the label.
Coming UP!: A new series has been planned by the Hopkins County Leadership Advisory Board known as Community Health Talks. The program is designed to have speakers developing human, animal and food safety topics in an open forum setting. The first session will be July 6, 2018 at the Hopkins County Extension Office starting at 6:30 PM with the topics of human and animal health. One week afterwards (Friday July 13th at 6:30 PM) we will be talking about issues concerning food quality and safety. The series is free, and coffee and cookies will be available. Please RSVP for the sessions by calling 903-885-3443 by July 5, 2018.
Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D.
Hopkins County Extension Agent for Ag and NR
1200B Houston Street
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
903-885-3443
